THE EMBRACE AT THE ENTRANCE TO
THE OFFERING CHAPEL

It is here at the offering chapel that the most
intimate portrayals appear. This scene is at the entrance, between
two doorways. The identically attired manicurists are shown embracing,
nose to nose. Their children surround them, (this photo is a close-up,
more children are represented) but the wives are not represented
here. The relationship between the two men is not clear. Egyptologists
consider it "problematical." Are they brothers? Could they be twin
brothers? Are they close friends or are they lovers ? Are they all
of the above? A reasoned argument can be made defending any and
all of these positions.